March 15, 2011 The battle for bitumen: High-stakes politicking in Washington over Canadian oil sands The Tyee online news-site, best known for edgy coverage of British Columbia politics, is publishing a series of reports on the hard-ball politicking going on in the corridors of power…
March 15, 2011 Northern Tiger closes $4.7 million private placement for Yukon exploration Northern Tiger Resources Inc. (TSX-V:NTR) has closed a brokered private placement of 8.622 million flow-through common share at a price of $0.55 per share for proceeds of $4.742 million. The…
March 14, 2011 Feds support mining education in northern B.C. Mining in northern British Columbia received a shot in the arm on Monday. The College of New Caledonia will purchase heavy-haul truck and front-end loader simulators to provide virtual training…
March 14, 2011 Altius makes big gain in Q3 Altius Minerals made a profit of $69.3 million, or $2.38 per share, in the three months ending January 31 — the Canadian iron ore producer's third quarter. That compares to…
March 14, 2011 White Tiger Gold swallows Century Mining Corp for C$743 million Canadian gold miner White Tiger Gold Inc. has offered 0.40 of its share for each Century Mining share. The offer values Century at about C$1.82 a share -- more than…
March 13, 2011 Coal shipping terminals in British Columbia could face competition down south Coal from Montana and Wyoming is often shipped through ports in British Columbia, such as Westshore Terminal near Vancouver, B.C., or to […]
March 13, 2011 Orbite produces first ton of alumina Exploration Orbite (TSX VENTURE:ORT.A) is pleased to announce that it has successfully produced its first ton of high purity alumina and has done so ahead of schedule and on budget.…
March 12, 2011 Two 0.72-carat diamonds pulled from James Bay lowlands Metalex Ventures (TSX:MTX) recovered a 0.72 carat white diamond from its James Bay lowlands project in Quebec — a joint venture between Metalex and Arctic Star Diamond Corp. (TSX:ADD). The…
March 11, 2011 Strategic Metals Ltd. announces closing of $16.25 million private placement Strategic Metals Ltd. (TSX VENTURE:SMD) (“Strategic”) is pleased to announce the closing of the Can$16.25 million private placement announced on February 23, […]
March 11, 2011 Denison Mines reports $14.2mn loss for 2010 Denison Mines reported 1,442,000 pounds of uranium oxide and 2,347,000 pounds of vanadium blackflake last year. The company had originally forecast 1.6 million pounds U3O8 and 2.8 million pounds of…
Copper at heart of probable Rio bid for Glencore: RBC A premium of 15% to 30% to Glencore’s early January share price could get the deal done, RBC analyst said. January 18, 2026 | 06:47 am